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A Bit of a Vent

I’m going to confess up front – I dialed it in a bit with this post. When I got this wine and navy striped cardigan from Gwynnie Bee I knew I wanted to wear it with my blue and white striped oxford shirt that’s been in the “sell” pile for ages (you

Week in Review: Week 160

Sheesh, I felt like we were in the 150s forever! This was a lean week as far as having anything to show for it. I worked, blogged, ebayed…went to birthday dinner one night with friends, did a photo shoot. Period. I’m still looking for the missing pieces for my Ikea bookcases  -haven’t

Match Made in Seven: Accessories Make the Look

Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all style an outfit based

On Not Being Fancy

I love looking at beautiful clothes as much as the next person. I love to look at bloggers like Blair Eadie of Atlantic-Pacific in their extravagant outfits…and sometimes I dream of a life in which I actually dressed in beautiful clothes as a matter of course. And certainly, as a style blog,

What Does Spring Look Like to You?

And by “spring,” I mean spring wardrobe, spring outfits. To many, it’s bright colors and pastels. To others, it’s baring more skin. To me, it’s about quieter, softer colors. Fall is for the warm, highly-saturated tones like chestnut, rust, wine, pumpkin. Spring is softer – silvery sage green, robin’s egg blue, cream.

Week in Review: Week 159

Everything’s starting to feel a little crazytown over here. My time is filling up, my apartment is filling up. My car is over-filled up. I’m still bringing things over from the garage at the old apartment – mostly outdoor things. The other half of that…rust-colored thing is in the back. I’ve been lugging

Is There Really Nothing New Under the Sun?

Here is a funny phenomenon. I write a blog post on a topic that just came to me, seemingly out of nowhere. And then within the next week or so I might see one, three, or more bloggers write on The Very Same Topic! I certainly don’t think that *I* am a

Happy Second Day of Spring

I bet you haven’t seen that Hallmark card. What did you do for the first day of spring? Was it mild enough where you are to enjoy the outdoors? Did you get to wear an easy-breezy outfit? Did you have a picnic by a pond and feed the ducks? I spent the mild(ish)

It’s Not Quite Spring Yet

I am SO WEARY of my winter clothes at this point. How about you?? I am So Eager to start wearing lighter fabrics, softer colors…and The Holy Grail of warm weather – Dresses with Bare Legs!!! I really gave it the old college try one day last week with this cute Tolani

Week in Review: Week 158

No painful anniversaries this week, yay! Not really much of anything this week. It always takes me a week or to adjust to the time change. I stayed up too late and watched a lot more tv than usual. Janey was pleased. We had One Glorious Day of near spring. I believe my beautiful

Setting Wardrobe Intentions

Usually around this time of year I’m going through my closet with a fine-toothed comb, deciding what stays and what goes…and what additional specific items are needed to round out my wardrobe. I’m going to do things a little differently this year as: the specific list thing never works that well for

Trend Prints and Gwynnie Bee

First, let me apologize for this motley bunch of pictures! I tried to squeeze in an indoor shoot late one afternoon and (insert string of excuses for bad pictures here). So. Sorry. And let me say, this post is Not Sponsored. On a more positive note, how fun is this alphabet letter

Turtleneck Love

I keep thinking I’ve shot every wintery outfit I possibly can and then I stand in my closet for a bit, holding items next to one another and realize But Wait! There’s More! Ha. I have bought a couple new things recently as they’ve gone on deep discount at the end of

Week in Review: Week 157

The week started off with the biggest snowfall of the year so far, which was still not enough for a snow day. Hello, Lucky Cat. Afternoon light. Sneak peek at a top from a blog post next week. Wish I’d had this for Valentine’s Day! March 5 was Caleb’s birthday. Watched a

Lightweight Guerrilla Guide to Fast Money Keeping & Making

Two events in the past week have brought the unpopular and impolite (?) topic of money to the forefront for me…actually, the lack of money, and the absolutely cringe-worthy fear and oppression it brings with it. And it’s just…weighing heavy on me right now so I thought I would share some of my

Double Denim + Life

So, I’m writing this morning from home. On a workday. Because my car battery is dead. I’ve known for some time that it was on its last legs but I was waiting for my tax refund to come in to get a new one. It was very cold overnight and is still well

Finding Just the Right Slogan Tee

Who doesn’t love a good slogan tee? There’s a saying for everyone – from wine drinkers, dog lovers, parents, athletes, yoga instructors…you name it, there’s a slogan for it. And it’s on a tee shirt. And there are endless ways to style slogan tees. While casual in nature, they’re fun to mix

Week in Review: Week 156

Hey, friends. Is there too much “reviewing” going on? At the beginning/end of the month I always feel like there’s a lot, cuz Week in Review comes right on the tails of Month in Review…or vice versa. Let me know if it’s too much and I’ll figure something else out. I just

Month in Review: February 2019

Whoosh, February. Am I right?? I feel like I JUST did January Month in review! So, we all know I moved on February 2 (Groundhog’s Day, which is perfect, cuz it feels like I keep moving over and over and over again), and I’ve spent the past few weeks getting settled in.

Baby Steps: Match Made in Seven: February

Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all style an outfit based
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